Control and Submit

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Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

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Submit is an antonym for control in have charge of topic.

Submit verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).

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Control is an antonym for submit.

Nearby Words: submission, submitted, submitting

person	control person	submit person
character	control character	submit character
life	control life	submit life
body	control body	submit body
Other words: way, characters, planet.

Italy invading and conquering Tigray, thus prompting Mengasha to finally submit to Menelik and give him effective control on Tigray, at least for some time.

Source: Hoist By His Own Petard / Real Life
Tony becomes much more willing to submit to authority after one of his inventions grows beyond his control and endangers the world, while Steve becomes much more willing to question authority after he discovers a massive HYDRA conspiracy within the ranks of SHIELD.

Source: Hourglass Plot
The Fellowship of the Sun is played to look like religious fanatic terrorists, but at the same time the Vampires they hate actually do commit heinous murders, torture, and mind control, and do not respect or submit to human authority.

Source: Rooting For The Empire / Live-Action TV

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